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Headboard To Vintage Motel Sign

AvaBlakeCreations, member | March 27th, 20135 comments

I turned this Headboard into a Vintage Motel Sign using Van Gogh Chalk Paint. I LOVE the retro pop of it!

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Route 66 License Plate Art

DesignTurnpike, member | January 27th, 20136 comments

This may well be the only one of these I ever make! The black outside border of the state route emblem is made using 1969 Kansas plates. The inside silver is a sheet of old steel, and each letter and...

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60's ViewMaster Lamp

paulwilsonkc, member | December 17th, 20123 comments

I love to make lamps out of unsuspecting objects! This time, we bought some items by the box at auction. When we got them home and examined the items we had actually bought the boxes for, this little...

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License Plate Art Animals

DesignTurnpike, member | September 21st, 20122 comments

Started this series of animals this summer. Lots more coming: Lion, Hippo, Shark, Giraffe, Dog and Peacock. All pieces are made from vintage license plates on wood. Hope you enjoy!

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Beer Garden Stake - Stroh's Beer Tap

LloydsLandingofSears, member | July 1st, 201210 comments

Our friend and neighbor has always had a 4 o'clock beer break after gardening for the afternoon, a STROH's beer. I looked high and low for a Stroh's beer tab handle to make this for him, as his...

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License Plate Letter Signs

DesignTurnpike, member | February 14th, 20123 comments

Lately, in addition to the large license plate maps I make, I've been receiving orders for a lot of signs made with assorted vintage license plate letters. I created a tool on my website where...

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This week's alley finds

JunkAlley, member | January 31st, 20124 comments

The week is just two days old, and I've drummed up these two treasures on my way to work. I can't wait to get on refinishing them. Oak was last week's theme; I found an oak chair for my office, and...

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Wreath made from Nanaw's Satin Ball Ornaments

alltiedup, member | January 1st, 20122 comments

These ornaments were made by my mother and grandmother. I can only imagine how long it took them to make these. No two ornaments are alike. I have so many ornaments for my tree I...

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Pile of Michigan License Plates = Flag of USA

DesignTurnpike, member | November 11th, 201111 comments

Ouch, my hands hurt! Why or why did white 1962 Michigan plates have to made from thick steel... 40+ plates, 63 pieces and over 300 nails mounted on a stained red wood board comprise this 5-foot wide...

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Forgotten Cedar Chest

shellyandrade, member | October 10th, 20116 comments

I found this cedar chest at a barn sale this spring.

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Shelves

clarerose, member | August 13th, 20114 comments

Shelves are such handy things aren't they? Some people like them behind cupboard doors and some people like them open and accountable. Doesn't matter how you like them, we all need them... but some...

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Recent License Plate Art and Map Projects

DesignTurnpike, member | August 9th, 20114 comments

It's been a busy 2011! Here are a few projects I've been doing. Enjoy!

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Baccy Tins & Shipwreck Nails

clarerose, member | August 7th, 20115 comments

I love old tobacco tins and metal matchbox covers but they tend to gather dust. I just found this very large and beautiful old vase and, upturned on a turned wood base, it suits them perfectly...

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HoJo's Menu

Jim Healy, editor | June 27th, 201117 comments

This has to be my most unique commission yet. I was asked to design a frame for a 1960's Howard Johnson's menu.

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Junk Architect ~ My Home Furnishings Store

Jim Healy, editor | June 6th, 201125 comments

Back in 1990 I realized my dream, by opening a home store named NEW FRONTIER, which featured my furniture and junk creations.

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Vintage Go-Kart Coffee Table/Wine Bar

PowerToolDiva, member | April 11th, 20117 comments

I saw this Robin's egg blue vintage go-kart and just knew it had to come home with me. It just screamed "make me into something fabulous!" I found the 2 metal metal crates on the same...

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Record Wreath

recycledtreasures, member | January 29th, 20113 comments

This is my first posting. I had a box of 45 rpm records that I didn't play any more. I brainstormed wondering what could I incorporate these records in that is round? A round record...

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4 Old Plates = 10,000 Lakes

DesignTurnpike, member | January 5th, 20119 comments

Finally had a chance to do a map of Minnesota out of vintage plates. This one needed a green-ish base to match with a great room wall. I love the fact that I was able to find plates from the 50s for...

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Georgia on my mind...

DesignTurnpike, member | December 15th, 20109 comments

A 3 foot by 3 foot map of the Peach State for a new client in tony Buckhead outside of Atlanta! Used mainly old discarded 70s plates for this one. I really like the wood boards used for this piece...

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United States License Plate Map of the Fifty States

DesignTurnpike, member | November 23rd, 20109 comments

Each state in the union is painstakingly represented in this huge map with its own license plate. The map measures about 60 x 42 and weighs about 35 pounds. Every license plate is genuine and the...

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